Edward Hanania, 22, has been charged with animal cruelty after throwing two poodles off a fifth-floor parking garage

A man who posed as the owner of two small dogs, paid a reward to the person who found them and then threw them off the top of a five-story parking garage has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to animal cruelty charges.

Edward Hanania, 23, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for felony aggravated animal cruelty in the Chicago suburb of Oak Lawn, Illinois.

Hanania will serve a concurrent six year prison sentence for violating his probation on an unrelated drug conviction, Cook County State's Attorney's office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton said.

'I would say that justice was served,' Oak Lawn police Chief Randy Palmer told the Daily Southtown in reaction to the verdict.

Prosecutors said Hanania pretended he was the owner of two poodles who were found wandering the streets in Chicago, Illinois in May.

Angel, the 14-month-old pooch survived as she fell on a grass patch but suffered a broken leg and bruised lungs

Investigators believe Hanania threw the dogs off the fifth floor of Advocate Christ Medical Center (pictured) after the real owner came forward

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He claimed to be the dogs' owner after a Good Samartian posted pictures of the two poodles to say they had found them on a local Facebook page.

The 'troubled' student gave the woman who found them a $20 reward and snatched the dogs - but hurled them off the fifth floor of a hospital parking garage a day later.

Angel, the 14-month-old pooch survived as she fell on a grass patch but suffered a broken leg and bruised lungs.

The traumatized dog had a pin put in his leg in two places during surgery on Tuesday and is said to be recovering well, KFOR reported.

Her six-year-old father Garo sadly died after falling onto the concrete sidewalk.

Investigators believe Hanania threw the dogs off the fifth floor after the real owner, an older man, turned up a shortly after with official documents to claim them.

'Troubled' student Hanania pretended to be the owner of Angel (pictured) and her father Garo and gave the woman who them a $20 reward

The owner is now said to be heartbroken over what happened to his pets after they escaped from his home.

Prosecutors said hospital surveillance video shows a man pulling to the top of the parking deck, climbing from his car, looking over the ledge before walking back to the vehicle before the animals were thrown to the ground.

The case was closely followed by animal welfare advocates, who showed up to each of Hanania's court appearances and held a rally.

'I think our presence played a part in it, I really do,' said Peggy O'Leary, one of the activists.

'The state's attorney came out last time and talked to us and said the judge was aware we were here keeping tabs on this guy.'